A melting Greenland is easier to exploit — but also more perilous

Melting ice sheets open up land and sea that were previously inaccessible, presenting new — albeit dangerous — opportunities. (Never mind that as Greenland’s meltwater flows into the ocean, it could ...

How smarter scams exploit Wi-Fi — and what you can do about it

Exploits have become more complex, and more people are accessing and using Wi-Fi-enabled devices. To protect yourself in ...

Microsoft Copilot reprompt exploit allowed attackers to steal your AI data

Varonis Threat Labs has published a report detailing a now patched security exploit discovered in Copilot that let attackers ...

ChatGPT falls to new data-pilfering attack as a vicious cycle in AI continues

There’s a well-worn pattern in the development of AI chatbots. Researchers discover a vulnerability and exploit it to do ...
GamesRadar+

New PS5 and PS4 jailbreak exploits trigger a 1,000% surge in prices for an obscure remaster of the 24-year-old Star Wars Racer Revenge, with copies reaching $300

There have been a variety of developments in the PS5 hacking scene over the past handful of days, and it's all pointing to a happy new year for jailbreakers – and owners of the disc edition of Star ...
CSOonline

Webrat turns GitHub PoCs into a malware trap

Security professionals hunting PoCs and exploit code on GitHub might soon walk into a trap, as attackers redirect a known RAT toward them. Researchers have uncovered a stealthy campaign in which the ...
Bleeping Computer

WebRAT malware spread via fake vulnerability exploits on GitHub

The WebRAT malware is now being distributed through GitHub repositories that claim to host proof-of-concept exploits for recently disclosed vulnerabilities. Previously spread through pirated software ...
acm.org

The Dangers of Zero-Day Exploits

“It’s mine! I saw it first!” That’s what you might expect to hear from a child who’s found money or a toy, and it’s how cybercriminals respond to finding zero-day vulnerabilities, or holes in networks ...
HHS

Exploit Attempts Surge for React2Shell

Hacker interest is high in a days-old vulnerability in widely used web application framework React, with dozens of organizations already falling victim to it, cybersecurity experts warn. See Also: Top ...
GamesRadar+

Arc Raiders door exploit makes keycards useless, and players demand the banhammer for those using it: "The sooner Embark bans people doing this, the sooner it will stop"

Third Person Shooters Arc Raiders dev admits "we're definitely a bit off on some of the cost to benefit ratios" for guns like the Bobcat Third Person Shooters Arc Raiders hotfix stops players from ...
Wired

How Genes Have Harnessed Physics to Grow Living Things

The same pulling force that causes “tears” in a glass of wine also shapes embryos. It’s another example of how genes exploit mechanical forces for growth and development. Sip a glass of wine, and you ...
TWCN Tech News

How to disable Exploit Protection in Windows 11

Windows doesn’t offer a single switch to disable Exploit Protection completely. You can only disable individual mitigations system-wide or per app. We strongly recommend turning it off only for ...